Spray deflector



Dell 29, 1936- F. BALENSIEFER 29065549 SPRAY DEFLECTOR Filed Feb. 121936 Y venlor Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT DFFICE 2Claims.

This invention is a spray attachment or deflector adapted to be readilyattached to the nozzle of a garden hose or the like so that as the waterissuing from the nozzle strikes the spray attachment or deflector itwill be fed into a Wide stream or sheet and be discharged from thedeector in a shower or spray.

An object of the present invention is to provide a spray or deectorattachment which may be cheaply and economically constructed from asingle piece of metal and which will include in addition to thedeilector per se simple and eilicient means for readily attaching thedeector to the nozzle or for removing the delector therefrom, togetherwith nger accommodating means for readily manipulating the deflector torotate the latter about the nozzle as an axis to any angle desired andto control to a material extent the eiiectiveness of the attachment.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study oi' the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure l is a perspective View of the attachment, and

Figure 2 is a plan View of the blank from which the attachment isformed.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen that inthe preferred embodiment thereof the attachment is formed from a singleblank of sheet metal or the like cut, shaped and dimensioned to providea substantially segmental shaped deilector 5 which at its smallest endis integral with a plate 6 that has an end portion 'I extendingtherefrom in alinement With the deflector 5 and which is adapted to berolled upon itself in a manner clearly shown in Figure 1 to provide anger accommodating sleeve la extending transversely to the axis of thedei-lector and consequently of the nozzle.

The plate 6 slightly inwardly from the end thereof integral with thedeflector 5 has also projecting from opposite sides thereof integralelongated spring ngers 8 which are adapted to be rolled into overlappingengagement as shown in Figure 1 to provide an expansible andcontractible sleeve or socket 9 adapted to receive the discharge end ofa hose nozzle (not shown). It will be noted in connection with theextensions 8 that the same are of such a length that the socket 9 may beexpanded a considerable degree while at the same time permitting anoverlapping of the end portions of the members 8. This constantoverlapping of the end portions of the members 8 is desirable since thesame tends to prevent undue expansion of the socket and at the same timetends to cause the socket to normally contract about the hose nozzle ina manner to maintain suicient frictional engagement therewith as not topermit a too easy rotation of the attachment about the hose nozzle.

The deflector per se extends at an obtuse angle to the plane of theplate 6 and at its Widest end has an arcuate edge l0 conducive to apressing of the plate 5 into the form shown in Figure 1 and in a mannerto provide a rib Il extending along the longitudinal median of thedeector 5 and grooves I2 extending somewhat diagonally inwardly from theedge I0 toward the smallest end of the plate 5; it being understood thatthe portions I3 of the plate at opposite sides of the rib Il aredisposed in anti-clinal relation providing inclined surfaces merginginto the grooves l2 while the edge portions I4 of the plate are insinclinal relation to the surfaces I3. By reason of this particularshape of the deector 5 the water issuing from the nozzle as it strikesthe deflector 5 will be spread into a relatively Wide stream or sheetand be discharged from the delector at substantially opposite sides ofthe rib Il in a shower or spray, the rib Il causing the sheet of waterto divide into two separate showers or sprays, one at each side of therib Il. 'Ihus a more effective spread of the spray results andconsequently a greater area will be wetted by the water discharged fromthe deflector.

Also with a finger accommodated within the sleeve la the deflector maybe rotated about the hose nozzle as an axis to any angle desired thusrendering more effective the attachment.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A spray deflector for attachment to a hose nozzle formed of a singlesheet of resilient sheet metal and comprising a body plate, a pluralityof bendable projections extending from the plate and cooperating withthe plate to encircle the nozzle in a manner to retain the plate on thenozzle for rotation about the nozzle as an axis, said plate at one endbeing also provided with a linger accommodating sleeve extendingtransversely thereof, and at a respectively opposite end with asegmental deector disposed at an obtuse angle to the body plate. y

2. A spray dei-lector for attachment to a hose nozzle formed of a singlesheet of resilient sheet metal and comprising a body plate having meansfor engaging a spray nozzle in a manner to retain the plate on thenozzle for rotation about the nozzle as an axis, said plate at one endbeing also provided with a finger accommodating sleeve extendingtransversely thereof, and at a respectively opposite end with asegmental defiector disposed at an obtuse angle to the body plate, saiddeector portion having a rib extending along its longitudinal median andgrooves at opposite sides of the rib, the portions of the deflctorbetween the grooves and rib presenting oppositely inclined surfaces, andthe portions of the deector from the grooves to the outer side edgesthereof presenting inclined surfaces disposed in inclinal relation tothe first named surfaces.

FRANK BALENSIEFER.

